Man Utd news: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faces his toughest assignments in the next couple of games (Pic: GETTY)

Then, bitter rivals and joint Premier League leaders Liverpool visit Old Trafford before Manchester United travel to Paris to play the return leg against PSG.

And Lawrenson has made his prediction for the first of those matches, the visit to Chelsea, who themselves are going through a tough patch under Maurizio Sarri.

The Blues lost 6-0 to Manchester City on Sunday but steadied the ship somewhat with a 2-1 win at Malmo in the Europa League.

“This is actually a good fixture for Chelsea to bounce back, though,” he said. “Whatever their players think of their manager and his tactics, they will not lack any motivation for a home game against Manchester United.

Man Utd news: Solskjaer lost his first game in charge against PSG (Pic: GETTY)

“It is going to be interesting to see how Solskjaer responds”

Mark Lawrenson

“One of the reasons Paris St-Germain won at Old Trafford on Tuesday was that they were very effective at stopping United, and also very good at keeping the ball.

“They were just too clever for United and were almost toying with them at the end.

“It is going to be interesting to see how United's interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer responds to his first defeat, because he has had an outstanding run.

“On the back of that result come two big games - this one and the home league match against Liverpool next weekend. Those games become huge for him, because they are so important for United's season.

“Yes, I know people keep pointing at different games and saying that they are the true test for Solskjaer, but that kind of pressure goes with the job.

“PSG in the Champions League, Chelsea in the FA Cup and Liverpool in the league are the type of games United managers are judged on, temporary or not. If he loses all three, then of course people will start questioning him.

“Now, everyone is looking at him and asking if he and his players can forget the PSG game and go to Chelsea and win, which is never easy regardless of who is in charge at Stamford Bridge.

“I am actually going to go with Chelsea to get through. That might sound bizarre after what I have just said about them, but that is just the way things are with them at the moment.

“Let's not forget Chelsea do have some extremely good players, and I do think they can cause United some problems.”